"Altoona ...in the middle of the Allegheny Mountain" Altoona by mtwohig

Altoona Travel Guide: 20 reviews and 66 photos

This is a picture of Erie Central High Track Team Members Barbara, Anoia and Angelic at Horseshoe Curve.

What was it like to live in a town, built around railroading, where 17,000 people worked for the same company? Where your life was set by railroad time? Where sacrifice and hard work were the norm?
This was Altoona, Pennsylvania at the height of industrial America.
The Altoona Railroaders Memorial Museum was founded as a tribute to railroaders everywhere.

We, the Erie Central High School Track and Field Team were in Altoona, at Mansion Park, on April 6th, 2002, for the twenty-seventh annual "IGLOO" INVITATIONAL
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Last visit to Altoona: Apr 2002
Intro Written Sep 10, 2002
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Written Sep 8, 2002

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cobrioc Feb 21, 2003 at 7:30 PM

Great memories! Thank you!
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windoweb Sep 18, 2002 at 5:07 AM

What a great coach you are.
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thinking Sep 6, 2002 at 9:43 AM

Great photos & lots of hard work. My dad was a track star so I grew up watching the work involved in making this all happen. Thanks for the memories.